# Accident 19880403007369A: Piper PA31325, Oakland, CA, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 19:06 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8906° N, 122.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8906&lon=-122.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6ET-1990-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403007369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OBSERVED TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH WHILE FLYING BELOW CLOUDS. HAD HEART DISEASE AND FAILING HEALTH PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA148), Apr 4, 1988: Piper PA-31-325 (N6ET), Orinda, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N6ET (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820515033179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515033179I), May 15, 1982: Piper PA31325 (N6ET), Merced, CA, Minor damage. Distracted by landing on temporary taxiway runway. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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